NOVEL WEB Chapter 101: Division of Roles
The students were certainly impressed.
The pride they once held in their strength was thoroughly shattered by the professor, but their experience of battling with him also brought them substantial gains. Therefore, they were not only unafraid but were actually eager as they looked at the professor—Please push us once more!
"The most important aspect of team cooperation is finding your role and fully utilizing your abilities," the professor explained.
"To facilitate your contribution within the team, I tend to divide the team into three parts: the support, the disruptor, and the attacker."
"The attacker, as the name implies, is primarily responsible for offense and is usually someone with the strongest magical power and highest accuracy."
"The disruptor uses various types of magic to interfere with the opponents' actions. This role requires proficiency in transfiguration and a wide array of magical skills."
"The support, typically the team's strategist, also needs to cover the other two roles to prevent the team from falling apart."
"As for defense, it's something every team member should focus on, although attackers might rely on trustworthy teammates to handle this aspect."
"So, the goal of today's lesson is to help you see clearly which aspect of battle you excel in!"
"What if someone is not good at any aspect?" asked Chrisdora.
"The support," Professor Tver replied immediately.
"This role doesn't necessarily require you to make brilliant decisions; you can also observe the opponent's moves and gather as much information as possible to facilitate your teammates."
"And you should not underestimate yourselves; if you're in my advanced class, you definitely excel in something."
The students, initially anxious, felt encouraged and began to boldly consider their best skills.
"I think I'd be an attacker. I hit Professor Flitwick precisely in spell class before!"
"I don't know if you're an attacker, but you're definitely not a support."
"Why not?"
"Because you don't use your brain!"
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It was impossible to let the students choose on their own; from their discussions, it was clear that many aspired to be attackers or supports.
In reality, due to the high demands and burdensome tasks, the disruptor role was the most taxing.
And being a disruptor, unlike the other roles, didn't necessarily enhance personal prowess; it was also the role that required the greatest sacrifices.
After explaining the pros and cons of the three roles, Professor Tver led them to a group of statues.
"Here are three statues, each of you will face them, and I will score your performance to assign you to the appropriate roles."
"The first statue, with a sword and shield, has strong defensive capabilities and will test your offensive strength."
"The second statue, as you can see, wields a long halberd and is very agile. You need to disrupt its actions as much as possible, or it will quickly defeat you."
"The last one is myself," Tver said with a grin.
"I will use a variety of magic to attack you, and your task is to escape from these spells as best you can," he explained to the astonished students.
"Next, come and collect your badges, then divide into three teams and demonstrate your abilities as best as you can."
"Do not be disheartened if you lose; simply choose another opponent. This class is not about assessment, but rather about verifying the direction of your strengths."
"Okay?"
A minute later, Tver found himself alone while the other two statues were surrounded by long lines of students.
"I'm not some kind of demon, what's with you all?" Tver sighed in resignation, "Percy, you come here first!"
Percy was one of his own, and well, it's always alright to tease your own a bit!
Percy stiffened, and with a look of encouragement from his classmates, he reluctantly walked towards Tver, looking back three times with each step.
Having had so many tutoring sessions last academic year, Percy knew better than anyone the depth of the professor's power.
"Don't be nervous, let me see how much you've improved over this period," Tver said, twirling his wand with a meaningful look at Percy.
Percy's expression turned serious.
Tver's words were loaded with implications!
To the others, it seemed like a simple evaluation of a student's abilities.
But to him, it was the professor gauging his potential to see how much he could contribute in the future!
Clenching his teeth, Percy solemnly raised his wand, his gaze firm.
"Professor, let's see if I've wasted this summer!"
"You're quite confident," Tver noted, pleased with Percy's attitude.
Being less powerful was not an issue; under his tutelage, one could always become stronger. However, a poor attitude, even if one were as powerful as Dumbledore, could lead to downfall.
After exchanging courtesies, Percy immediately cast a Shield Charm on himself.
The professor's attack was imminent!
A bright red light shot towards him, blazing like a small sun.
The Shield Charm blocked only the first spell, but he was prepared, quickly moving to his left to dodge two more red beams that followed in quick succession.
This attack tested his ability to sense magic, Percy thought to himself.
But before he could reflect further, he felt the ground beneath him shift. He quickly cast a reinforcing spell to block the turning earth and shattered the outstretched arms that emerged.
He then moved to the right, narrowly avoiding a large hand that swept from behind.
Within less than half a minute from the start of the battle, Percy had already dodged three attacks!
The onlookers were astounded.
The professor's attacks were not only sharper than any they had previously experienced but even surpassed the level displayed during his duel with Professor Flitwick!
They vividly remembered last year's spectacle and had aspired to wield magic as exquisitely as the two professors.
But that was just an aspiration!!!
With their current level of ability, not to mention exchanging spells as Professor Flitwick did, even lasting more than a minute was something only a prodigy like Percy could achieve!
However, Percy didn't last much longer either; a minute later, he was bound by ropes amidst their admiring gazes.
Fortunately, there was no ceiling above, he thought with relief.
The students were eventually going to face the ultimate challenge, and seeing Percy's demonstration eased some of their tension.
So, before the end of the class, Professor Tver finally managed to summarize the performance of all the students.
"Do you see?" he distributed a sheet to each student, "Your scores are all listed here."
"You can choose a role close to your score, but try not to force yourself into a role that's too far a stretch."
"Then, based on the chosen role, select suitable teammates from your peers to form a trio."
"This will be your team for the entire year, so please choose wisely."
"Once you've made your choices, write them on the sheet. This will be your homework for the next two weeks, understood?"
Receiving an excited affirmation from the students, Professor Tver then declared the class dismissed.